In the years since i became ill, started advocating, collecting illnesses, one thing has been consistent. Having to deal with the insurance companies. For every illness theres a ton of different medications to treat it. Some over the counter but so many are prescription only. Then EVERY time we get prescribed a new med the first thing the insurance company does is deny coverage. It takes 2 weeks to get to try the new new med because the doctor has to rewrite the preauth a couple times before the insurance company finally approves it. THEN in that same letter they make sure that its only approved for 1 year. After which you need to redo the preauth and beg for mercy for the company to re-approve it. Why is this a thing? Once the doctor writes the prescription it should be approved immediately then you are good forever.I could see the insurance company sending you a letter saying, hey maybe we should change your medicine, please talk to your doctor. Its ok for that, as my PCP was notified they saw something in my routine blood tests and asked my doctor to run some other tests. She did and low and behold i have hemochromatosis, like gee i need another issue piled onto everything else.
Its not ok that I have to ask every year to be approved for shots for my knees. I have to do this near year end because there is a huge copay so i make sure all out of pocket is paid. Then again the following year i will have to ask again go through the same process. For what? So i can walk without pain? I dont get it. Do you?